On A Coconut Thing . . . Crispy Salted Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

Not pretty to look at, but boy were they yummy to eat. I really liked this cookie, crisp on the outside, but chewy on the inside. All of the flavors worked well together, the butterscotch with the oatmeal and coconut, and the salty taste on the top of the cookie, it brought the whole cookie to life. I was trying to think of what I would change . . . I might add more coconut (but that is just me, I love the taste of coconut). Really solid meaty cookie.

- Lemon Coconut Squares

Wow, what a horrible photo! I didn't look at it after I took it, but this is pretty bad. Oh well, the end product was pretty darn good. So I this particular week was a bar cookie week, and the lemon coconut bars were good. I think I took them out of the oven too soon, I would have liked to have seen the coconut get a bit crispier. And they were a little loose, sort of damp. I need to cook the cookie base for a longer amount of time, and then I need to cook the entire thing for longer as well. The taste was great, the folks that sampled said it was one of the best lemon bar cookies that they had consumed ever! Tweak, tweak, tweak.

So Much Master Baking, So Little Time - Nutella Caramel Hazelnut Brownies

Well, I seem to be taking my sweet time in getting these posts out there for mass consumption. Anyway, did a lot of baking the last couple of weeks, some good, some bad, and some very very messy. These Nutella Caramel Hazelnut brownies were good, not great, but good. I think the topping turned out well, but there was not enough caramel in the middle to be able to tell that there was a layer of it. And the brownie itself . . . well, I have made better brownies. So next time, I will use my favorite brownie recipe, and add more caramel, and leave the topping the same. And then, we will have SUCCESS!

My Bundts Bring All The Boys To The Yard - Lemon Almond Bundt Cake

Damn right, it's better than yours! I do have fun with my blog. Anyway, the Lemon Bundt was nice, but could be improved upon. The glaze was nice, brought out the lemon flavor, but the cake needed more almond flavor. Next time I am going to add almond extract to the cake itself to pull the flavor through (there are ground almonds int he cake itself, but it needed more). I also need to make it just a bit more moist. The Chocolate Cinnamon bundt had the perfect consistency, and I need to make this one more like that one. It was good, close, and with some tweaks, could be great.

I Like Big Bundts And I Cannot Lie - Cinnamon Chocolate Bundt with Cinnamon Glaze

Anyone remember My Big Fat Greek Wedding? Well, every time I hear the word bundt, in my head I hear the Greek mother saying the word 'bundt'. Cracks me up every time. I had never made a bundt before this weekend. I got the pan as a Christmas gift, and I just had to try it out. As far as cakes go, this was super easy to make. Throw all of the ingredients together, pour into bundt pan, bake, and voila! Yummy cake ready to go. Now, I am not a chocolate fan, but this cake was pretty spectacular. The cake was super moist, not too rich, and the glaze really brought out the cinnamon flavor. Absolutely would make this one again, it was quite the hit!

A Study In Brownies - Part 2 - Oreo Brownies

Now this was a great brownie. I was really happy with all aspects of this brownie. Dense and moist, great chocolate flavor, a little added kick with the instant coffee bits and the Oreo pieces. I felt like the Oreo pieces paired nicely with the instant coffee, and as a matter of fact, the one brought out the flavor in the other. I personally couldn't taste the coffee, I could tell there was something different, but wouldn't have placed it as coffee. The Oreo was also not super strong, you might not have known it was in there, maybe just that there was something chocolaty and crunchy on the inside. All around a good brownie that I would for sure make again.

A Study In Brownies - Part 1 - Sweet and Salty Brownies

This brownie in theory had everything you would want in a brownie - peanuts, pretzels, chopped up candy bars . . . and chocolaty goodness. I think this brownie was ok, but not spectacular. It was a little drier than I would have wanted, not as chocolaty as I would have liked, and the candy bars melted away into the cookie itself. I do like the pretzels and the peanuts in the brownie, I might incorporate them into a brownie recipe that I like better, maybe along with some dark chocolate chips. In theory, lots of goodness, in reality, just ok.